Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Louis L. McAllister photographed people and places near Burlington, Vermont for 60 years. He was born in Columbus, Nebraska on October 16, 1876, the son of Julius S. McAllister (born 1841 in Lincoln, VT) and Rosette Gould (born in Vermont in 1851). Julius McAllister worked as a photographer and dentist in Washington D.C., Bristol, Vermont and Columbus, Nebraska. Around 1895, Julius, his third wife Amy, and their children left Nebraska for the Union Soldiers’ Colony in Fitzgerald, Georgia. By 1900, Julius and Amy were divorced, and Amy and her stepson Louis were working as photographers in Thomasville, Georgia.
In 1907 Louis McAllister married Cora Shepard (born about 1872 in Vermont) in Holland, Michigan. By 1910, they were living in Queen City Park in South Burlington, Vermont, where Louis established a photography studio. The McAllisters moved to Burlington, and by 1919 they lived at 47 N. Winooski Avenue. They continued to occupy a summer cottage at Queen City Park, and were active in the Queen City Park Association, which held spiritualist camp meetings annually. McAllister conducted his photography business from home until his death in 1963.
McAllister’s “trademark” was his panorama camera which made him familiar to all sorts of groups ranging from graduating classes to state police to summer camp groups. In addition he did print 8 x 10 photos, many of which document building construction and Burlington Street Department projects, as well as group and individual portraits.
The L.L. McAllister Collection includes portraits, construction projects, buildings, businesses and events in the Burlington area covering the period ca. 1920-1960. The collection also includes photos of street, bridge, airport and sewer construction and repair, as well as group portraits of clubs, schools, etc.
Revised April, 2010
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Burlington High School - Football
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- Description: 1949 Burlington High School football game.
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Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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- Description: 1955 photo of George Hagar, vice-president of Hagar Hardware & Paint Company and his daughter, Harriet, a Burlington High School student. Photo appears in the 1955 BHS yearbook Oread, p. 135.
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Burlington High School - Miscellaneous
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- Description: 1950s photo of Burlington High School machine shop.
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Burlington High School - Musical Events
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- Description: 1961 group portrait of an adult musical assemble in robes with orchestra at Burlington High School on the stage at Edmunds.
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Burlington High School - Rifle Club
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- Description: 1956 photo of the Burlington High School Rifle Club with Coach Edward A. Keenan. Photo #3. A version of this photo appears in the 1956 BHS yearbook, Oread, p. 65.
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Burlington High School Band
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- Description: 1949 Group portrait of the Burlington High School band assembled outside on the steps of Memorial Auditorium.
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1947 Burlington High School baseball team with coach Orrie Jay assembled in front of grand stands (bleachers) probably at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont. One team member holds a trophy. Photo #2.
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1949 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay assembled on the steps of Edmunds High School building. The word "Burlington" lettered across uniform shirts.
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Burlington High School - Baseball
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- Description: 1951 Burlington High School baseball team with Coach Orrie Jay outside on the steps of the Edmunds High School building. The word "Burlington" lettered on uniform shirts. Photo #1.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs
Burlington High School - Yearbook Staff
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- Description: 1954 photo of BHS senior student Peter Upton (left) with Mr. George Little, Sr. (seated) and George Little, Jr. of the George Little Press of Burlington. A version of this photo appears in the 1954 BHS yearbook, Oread, p. 103, Advertisements section.
- Parent Collections: Louis L. McAllister Photographs